Voice for toys



Senta zo.v 1927.

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Patented Sept. 20, '1927;

UNITED STATES rinEoDoRE HU'JJNIROW,l ois" BROOKLYN, yN i-ii v YoRi r, A ssiGNoR rro voIoEs INCOR- EORATED, oE NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AcoRroRATioN oE DELAWARE.

voIoE lEoR TOYS.`

" Application led May 23,

This. invention relates to j improvements in sound devices for toys, particularly for dolls, and it is thej principal object ofmy invention `to provide a .ma-ma'or pa-pa7 voice andunarticulated sounds of unequal vide an articulating sound-producing .device of the typehaving a cylindrical bellows contained within aj casing or housing, vone end of ythe .bellows :wall being fixed to the casing while' the weighted vdisc closes the otherV end ofthe bellows and in which the sound receiving tube carried by said disc havinggtelescopic engageinent within' the relatively fixed tube'at all times prevents angular tilting movement of the weighted disc. Another featureV resides in the pro.- vision of means within the casingflimiting the movement Vof the Weighted disc `to distend the bellows', and thereby preventing undue strain on `the flexible wall of thebel- A' furthery object of the inventionis the provision. ofy an additional reed for the production of a rcontinuous sound representing a babys cries aside from the, pavpa orv ma-mavoice.f f A still further object of my invention is the provision ofa novel construction whichV embodies `strengthening means` land: perforated -covers so as to provide a device Vwhich is yreliableand efficient in use, .comparatively easy to manufacture, 'and which. is able and lasting.-

These and .other objects ofj inventionL willappear as the description proceeds, and

y willthen be specifically pointed out ingthe appended claims; .U

` Intheaccompanying drawing, forming a an` upper sound opening 27.

material lpar't of this disclosure: Figure 1 is acentral longitudinal section through the device constructed according toV Figure Wahinebellows'coua'psed*- -FguIE is a' top planf'vew of the.

1923. serial No; 640,901.

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weighted disk and its stem, the latter Y section 'on line 4 4 of Figure 5.

`Figure 5 is a side -view of weight and stem.` f i 'Figure 6 is a Vdetail .frontview of the soundtubej and parts connected therewith inl section. i

.Figurer 7 is a section on line ofy VvFigure 6.l u i Y Figure 8 is a central section through'a modified form of my device.

,Figure 9 is a top planview of plate for the weight,` and Figurel() is a section on line 10-10 of Figure 9.v4 r

A cylindrical casing 10, for instance a piece of mailing` tube stock, has an inner partition 11 secured thereinintermediate its ends and providedv with a strengthening corrugation-12 for bracing the wallsof the tube. I To this partition 11 is secured the lower end of a sound tube 13 provided with a comparatively large opening 14 and ja smallerfopening 15` in its side wall. -The upper end of the tube 13 issecured'in the the coverl 'I cover plate 16 which is -provided'with la plurality of openings 17, and has a crimped or beaded outer flange .18-

vThe lower compartment 19y formed by theV partition v11 `contains abellows 20, one end wall of which `is formed by a weighted discy 21, `while thej other end formed kb v a plate or disk 22 above the bottom plate 23 closingpassage of the tube or stem` 24 which has y The outer peripheral depending margin 28 of plate 25 is vrolled to forma bead, and this is an iinsticking which' frequently occursy with the.

known plates having sharp edges,-

il reed 29 ot well known construction is provided Within tube Ql and held therein by means ol a cork ring 30.

.lt will be'ioted from referencer@ Figs. l and $3 ott tl1c` `cl`rawii1or that the tube Ql on the disc Q'l is at all times engaged within the fixed tube` 13, thereby contini-ng; the disc 2l to a straight line axial movement within the casing and preventing angular tilting thereof. From the above description, it Will be evident that in the movement of the disc 2l from the position shown inl l to the' position o'E Fig. 3, air is expelled under pressure 'from the belloivs through the reed 29,

" the tube 2l constittiting a sound ,receiving chamber and the emission of the sound through theopening 27 being interrupted by the Weill `ofthe fixed tube 13, the time periods of such sound emission being determined by the width ol? the openings 14 and 15in the Wall of the tube i3 With which the emission opening- QT successively cooperates. The inoveineiit of the disc 2l in the` `opposite direction to distend the bellows is definitely limited by the plate ll lined Within the casing;r l0, thus preventingr undue tensional strain on the lieiible ivall oil the bellows und the possible separation of saidbellowvs Wall `freni the casingr Wall at its lied end which would result in leakage of air. y

ln the inodilied torni ol my device illustrated in Figures, and additional tubular stem 3l is secured with its inviter end to partition Well ll and within this stein a reed 32 is held by `means of a rcork ringY 353i From tie foregoing description taken in connection With the riccoinp:iliyiriggt d,rewind` the advantages of my novel construction and its operation will be readily understood.

Itis to be understood that the devices shown are merely illustrative abdthat such changes may be made when desired in the general mrznrdernent and in the `conslructionof the minor details as fall Within the scope oi the appended claims.

Vhat I claim as neiv and desire ito protect by Letters Patent is:

l. A sound producin`,`gr `device comprising a easingheving an air chamber in one end thereof :ind a Weighted gravity `rno'vable disc. for causing a floiv'o? air into and out o'l` said chamber, a sound ipredufc'ingy freed operted by ythe lloiv `of .dir in lihe ino vement of said dil, in onefdirectioii. ,am'ninbii tilted vvihin said casingr intermediate. of its ends,- a sound "recii'intr` bh'ainber "carried bv said dise and niovttbl 'through said bei'. "the 4Wlill of 'iid cliaiiiber being pro vided ntl emission "opeiiin "i" n'd a second ied lnieinberfc t "d be'nttvieei "tdiiilhbei ant oneentlfo the casing tliid Having; -`ine'zbs cooperfi "ng 'with thefsoulid mission opening in s'aitlfch'alnbr viill to interrupt utlfe emission of Tsiid therethrough,

2. A sound producer for toys comprising a bellows having;r a flexible tubular Well fixed at one of its ends, means closing said end of the bellows,e` weighted disc closing the other end of the bellows and movable by gravity to collapse and distend the flexible wall oi' the bellows, a lube lixed with relation to said bellows and having spaced sound escape openings, e second tube carried by said disc connnunicating with the bellows chamber and slidably engaged with said fixed tube, a sound producing reed operated by the passage of air in the movement o'l' said disc in one' direction and coninrunicat ing with the interior"` of the tube thereon, andthe Wall" of said latter tobe' having al sound emission opening to cooperate with the sound escape openings' ol? the fixed tube;

3. lli sound producing device comprising a dosing, a belloivs within said easing having a ufeighty end Wall movable by gravity to collapsennd distend the bellows, a tube fixed;

with relation to said casing rind having spaced sound escape openings, a second tube carried by said Weighted bellows wall and slidably engaged with said fixedl tube and' communicating with the ntc110r of the bellows, the Wall oif the latter tube having a sound emission openingr to cooperate with the spaced sound escape openlngs of the"` lized tube, and n sound produring" reed mounted within the tube on said weighted bellows wall and operated by the passage of air in the movement of said member in one direction.

fl. A sound producingclevice comprising a casing, a tubular bellows Within said czising, a weighty gravity movable dise closing one end of said bellows, closure `plates fixed on the opposite ends of the casing, van inter mediate partition plate fixed Within said casing' and limiting the movement of said disc to distend the bellows, a fixed tubeextending between said partition and one of the casing ends and having spaced sound escape openings, a second tube carried" by seid disc communicating with the bellows chamber and telescopically engaged Within said lined tube to hereby'prevent angular tilting of the disc relative to 'its path of movement, the Wall of the tube on said disc liavngrhas sound emission opening to cooperalte with the spaced sound lescape openings of the fixed "tube, and e `sound producing reed mounted within the tube fonlthebellows discr "and "operated byftbeffloiv fot `air in 'the movement of :said fdise .in onedireotion.

A sound producer for toys comprising a hollow' body, a corrugated "and perforated partition avail dividing said `body dnt-o an upper and a lower chamber, tu; bellows :the lower chamber of'said `body, a sound tube secured et its upperfend lto theicolver rriffefiid body y and depending therefrom, ,fsa'i'dfsound tube hmvinfga lamerandia smal-ll lateraliopening, a Weighted disc formingl the Vupperend a reed within said tube, a second tube on wall of said bellows, a recessed tube in said said partition wall, a reed in said second 10 disc adaptedv to enter said lsound tube tube and cork rings for securing, said reeds through the perforation in'said partition, a Within their tubes.

5 plate covering said Weighted disc and rIn testimony whereof I have a-ixed my `having a beaded margin for preventing a'L signature.

binding or sticking of said Weighted disc Y Y during its displacement Within said body, THEODQRE HUTNIKOW. 

